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1	The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century more books like this by Alex Ross Ross, music critic for "The New Yorker," journeys from Vienna before the First World War to New York in the 1970s and 80s. The result is not so much a history of 20th-century music as it is a history of the 20th century through its music. see all copies from £10.95! new only from £10.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band more books like this by Motley Crue, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil After six multi-platinum albums, seven consecutive Billboard Top 20 albums, and four Billboard Top Ten singles, Motley Crue are the undisputed heavyweight champs of rock music. Since the '80s they've been the voice of a barely pubescent Generation X, the anoited High Priests of pentagram rock, pioneers of Hollywood Glam and the creators of MTV's ... see all copies from £9.71! new only from £10.39! \| first editions
3	Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories more books like this by Robert J Morgan In this follow-up to the bestselling "Then Sings My Soul," devotional-style stories brim with emotion and drama about the people whose faith led them to write the the world's greatest hymns, and about the people whose lives were changed by them. see all copies from £7.08! new only from £8.48!
4	A History of Western Music more books like this by Donald J Grout Recognized as the finest survey of Western art music in the English language, this distinguished book has enlightened a multitude of music lovers since it first appeared in 1960. This handsome new edition incorporates the latest advances in music scholarship. see all copies from £1.73! new only from £13.77! \| first editions
5	Jazz Styles: History & Analysis more books like this by Mark C Gridley For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Jazz and History of Jazz. This broad and encompassing survey provides a rich, informative, and chronological study of jazz, with insightful commentaries on it's origins, and full descriptions of the various styles of jazz and the personalities that have contributed to this innovative form of music. The ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £10.51! \| first editions
6	The World in Six Songs more books like this by Daniel J Levitin The author of the "New York Times" bestseller and "Los Angeles Times" Book Award Finalist "This Is Your Brain on Music" tunes into six evolutionary musical forms that brought about the evolution of human culture. see all copies from £13.25! new only from £14.80!
7	What to Listen for in Music more books like this by Aaron Copland Aaron Copland, one of the most famous American composers in history, instructs readers in the art of listening to music from the composer's point of view. "What to Listen for in Music" creates the foundation for an intelligent musical appreciation, beginning with such basics as harmony, melody, and rhythm. This latest edition features new sections ... see all copies from £1.57! new only from £6.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples more books like this by Jeff Todd Titon This market-leading, best-selling book covers ethnomusicology-the study of music in a people's way of life, which treats music as a distillation of cultural styles. The authors of this book approach diverse musical styles with the desire to understand them on their own terms-as the people who make the music would understand them. The book is ... see all copies from £5.48! new only from £35.07! \| first editions
9	Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles more books like this by Geoff Emerick, Howard Massey, Martin Jarvis (Read by) From the Beatles' recording engineer Geoff Emerick comes a fascinating memoirfeaturing never-before-told stories of the Fab Four. see all copies from £6.25! new only from £7.67!
10	The Greatest Album Covers of All Time more books like this by Barry Miles, Grant Scott, Johnny Morgan 2006 will see the 50th anniversary of the LP chart. At a time when music is increasingly being downloaded and uploaded, with people creating play lists on portable MP3 players served from web sites, the art of packaging music is being lost. For the past five decades musicians have displayed their work inside packages that were often as integral as ... see all copies from £6.21! new only from £11.98!
11 view cover	Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Uncensored more books like this by Richard Cole, Richard Trubo This biography reveals the truth about Led Zeppelin, detailing their popularity and mystical chemistry, their sexual appetites, their friendships with other rockstars such as Elvis and the Who, their personal tragedies, and their descent into drugs which proved fatal for drummer John Bonham. see all copies from £3.65! new only from £7.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk more books like this by Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain What Britain refined, America defined. Assembled by two key figures at the heart of the movement and told through the voices o musicians, artists, iconoclastic reporters and entrepreneurial groupies, PLEASE KILL ME is the full decadent story of the American punk scene, through the early years of Andy Warhol's Factory to the New York underground of ... see all copies from £4.17! new only from £8.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Angry Blonde more books like this by Eminem A glimpse at the REAL Slim Shady: Enigmatic rap superstar Eminem offers up his uncensored lyrics in this international bestseller. (72,000 sold of the hardback edition in the UK). Eminem's dominance in current American popular culture cannot be denied. His controversial songs and personal dramas have been the subject of headlines in just about ... see all copies from £1.52! new only from £8.27! \| first editions
14 view cover	Smile: The Official Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece more books like this by Dominic Priore, Brian Wilson (Foreword by), Van Dyke Parks (Foreword by) The reputation of Brian Wilson's abandoned masterpiece, SMILE--one of the most storied albums never to have seen the light of day--has grown in stature over the years through the release of countless bootleg versions. (Wilson finally released a re-recorded facsimile of the album in 2004 to widespread acclaim.) Domenic Priore's detailed and well ... see all copies from £4.12! new only from £4.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	According to the Rolling Stones more books like this by Mick Jagger In a large, beautifully-designed book Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie describe how music affected and changed their lives and those of at least two generations, and how their own lives - and lifestyles - have in turn helped, or hindered, their music-making. The text, largely in the form of first-person narrative, is, in turn, insightful, funny, ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.44! \| first editions
16 view cover	The House That George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of about Fifty more books like this by Wilfrid Sheed From Irving Berlin to Cy Coleman, from Tin Pan Alley to the MGM soundstages, the Golden Age of the American song embodied all that was cool, sexy, and sophisticated in popular culture. Critically acclaimed writer Sheed has crafted an authoritative history of that era. see all copies from £7.93! new only from £11.02! \| first editions
17 view cover	Jazz: A History of America's Music more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Ken Burns This work brings to life the story of the quintessential American music - jazz. Born in the black community of turn-of-the-century New Orleans but played from the beginning by musicians of every colour, the book celebrates the effect the music had on America as a whole. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £19.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	A History of Western Music more books like this by Professor J Peter Burkholder, Professor Claude V Palisca, Donald Jay Grout In a shift of emphasis, A History of Western Music places people making choices at the centre of the story, not as peripheral figures in the evolution of musical works and styles. Linking historical and social context directly to musical practice and styles, the book is organised around three central themes: people making choices; the tension ... see all copies from £14.10! new only from £25.75!
19 view cover	Music in the Baroque Era - From Monteverdi to Bach more books like this by Manfred F Bukofzer MUSIC in the BAROQUE ERA FROM Monteverdi TO Bach By MANFRED R BUKOFZER PROFESSOR OF MUSIC, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. New York NORTON tf COMPANY INO COPYRIGHT, 1947, BY W. W. NORTON COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK, N. Y. IN THE tmiTED STATES OB AMERICA FOR THE PUBLISHERS BY THE VAIL-BALLOXJ PRESS MCE IVEO R. Y CMF 1869 1943 . A. I ion. eer o CONTENTS ... see all copies from £5.97! new only from £19.07! \| first editions
20 view cover	Rockin' in Time: A Social History of Rock-And-Roll more books like this by David P Szatmary For undergraduate courses in Popular Music, Music History, Recent American History, Sociology, and American Ethnic Studies. This text offers an in-depth examination of the social history of rock-and-roll. Rockin' in Time emphasizes several main themes, including the importance of African-American culture in the origins and development of rock ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £18.35! \| first editions
21 view cover	Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix more books like this by Charles R Cross He disliked marmalade and cold sheets. His likes included music, mountains, hair, and strawberry shortcake. He immortalized his penis in plaster, set fire to his guitar, and choked to death on his own vomit at the age of 27. Charles R. Cross's biography of seismic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix is packed both with small details and riveting testimony ... see all copies from £3.65! new only from £8.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Music and the Mind more books like this by Anthony Storr Why does music have such a powerful effect on our minds and bodies? It is the most mysterious and most tangible of all forms of art. Yet, Anthony Storr believes, music today is a deeply significant experience for a greater number of people than ever before. In this book, he explores why this should be so. Drawing on a wide variety of opinions, ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £8.25! \| first editions
23 view cover	Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota more books like this by Chuck Klosterman Powered by a sharp and wholly original voice, Chuck Klosterman delivers a real-life High Fidelity in this savvy, deliriously funny memoir of growing up a shameless heavy-metal devotee in 1980s North Dakota. The year is 1983, and Chuck Klosterman just wants to rock. But he's got problems. For one, he's in the fifth grade. For another, he's mired in ... see all copies from £8.12! new only from £9.82! \| first editions
24 view cover	Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music more books like this by Ted Gioia The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. With original research and keen insight, Ted Gioia - the author of a landmark study of West Coast jazz and the critically acclaimed "The History of Jazz" - brings to life the stirring music of the Delta, evoking the legendary ... see all copies from £15.54! new only from £15.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Kiss and make-up more books like this by Gene Simmons (Illustrator) KISS gave people great rock 'n' roll music with an awe-inspiring theatrical show. Each member had their own look and Simmons's was "The Demon". His life is extraordinary and his personality contradictory; honest, outrageous, uncensored and hilarious, this is the story of the man behind the make-up. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.82! \| signed copies \| first editions

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